voyage aux fonds de la mer

• First ever vinyl reissue
• Limited edition to 500 copies only
• Remastered sound

Issued on le Kiosque d'Orphée in 1979, Voyage aux fonds de la Mer is the only LP by Alain Meunier (not to be confused with French classical music cellist of the same name), and is one of the most elusive collector pieces of the 1970s electronic experimental French scene.

This rare sought after album starts with an instrumental guitar introduction but from the second track onwards it becomes a totally electronic experimental psychedelic trip that can be aligned with the most kosmische side of kraut rock, and of course also with other works by French experimentalists of the era like Pascal Comelade's Fluence or Richard Pinhas' production (including Heldon). Guitar comes in now and then showing also a certain Robert Fripp influence.

Instruments used according to the insert sheet that came with the LP are a Korg 800 DV synthesizer, a K.O. Welson Clavinet, effects like a Fender Echo or a Electroharmonix Small Stone phaser and a fuzz pedal, plus Meunier also used a Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar, a 12 string acoustic Eko guitar and a 6 string Morris guitar.

Track Listing:

• A1 Ballade (Sur Les Rochers) 2:31
• A2 Descente Dans Ce Monde Inconnu - Intro (Le Froid) 1:10
• A3 Descente Dans Ce Monde Inconnu - 1ère Partie (Le Plaisir) 1:25
• A4 Descente Dans Ce Monde Inconnu - 2ème Partie (Le Fond) 2:01
• A5 Descente Dans Ce Monde Inconnu - 3ème Partie (Les Grottes) 1:37
• A6 Promenade Avec Les Poissons 9:32
• A7 Aplysia Depilans (Lièvre De Mer) 2:29
• B1 Les Épaves - Intro 5:54
• B2 Les Épaves - 1ère Partie 2:18
• B3 Les Épaves - 2ème Partie 2:44
• B4 Les Épaves - 3ème Partie 4:54
• B5 Les Épaves - 4ème Partie 7:19